Assistant Professor of Historic Preservation Katherine Parker gave a recent paper entitled, “AI^2: Artificial Intelligence Applications for Archaeological Instruction,” at the 2026 Society for Historical Archaeology conference. An invited contribution to the organized symposium on Digital Historical Archaeology, the paper outlined different opportunities for preservation professionals to incorporate AI-centered curriculum in undergraduate and graduate education.Parker’s […]
Assistant Professor of Archaeology Katherine Parker’s work with her students to locate Mary Washington’s gravesite was highlighted in a Northern Virginia Magazine article titled “Searching for Mary: George Washington’s Mother.” Parker, who joined the Historic Preservation Department last year, said in the article, “I used GPR for a lot of other archaeology projects prior to […]
Assistant Professor of Historic Preservation Katherine Parker’s work with UMW students to locate Mary Washington’s grave continues to catch media attention. Mary Washington’s Grave Location a Mystery (Mount Vernon Gazette)The team was led by historians from Washington Heritage Museums, and a professor from the University of Mary Washington who manned the GSSI Ground Penetrating Radar apparatus […]
Historians and officials with Washington Heritage Museums, which own the monument site along Washington Avenue, don’t know the precise location of Mary Ball Washington’s grave. Washington Heritage Museums is working with the University of Mary Washington’s Department of Historic Preservation to understand what lies beneath. Read more.